Leah Remini Joins 'Kevin Can Wait' as Series Regular for Season 2

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Leah Remini is teaming back up with Kevin James by joining his CBS comedy “Kevin Can Wait” as a series regular for Season 2.

She will reprise her role as wise-cracking police officer Vanessa Cellucci. Remini introduced the character during the two-part season finale last month.

James and Remini are quite familiar with one another, having co-starred on the CBS comedy “The King of Queens,” which signed off in May 2007 after nine seasons.

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“Kevin Can Wait” was the 2016-17 season’s top new comedy in total viewers (averaging 9.19 million) and adults aged 18-49 (2.1 rating). Both parts of the Season 1 finale ranked as the night’s top scripted show in the key demo.

Remini, who has become an outspoken critic of Scientology after leaving the church, also appears on A&E’s “Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath.” The docuseries returns later this year with a 10-episode second season.

“Kevin Can Wait” launches Season 2 on Monday, Sept. 25, on CBS.

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TOM CRUISE
The "Mission Impossible" star has been an outspoken advocate of the Church for years, even debating Matt Lauer on Scientology's opposition to psychiatric care.
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JOHN TRAVOLTA/KELLY PRESTON
The "Pulp Fiction" star and his wife are both practitioners of Scientology, with Travolta having flown Church volunteers to Haiti in 2010 to provide disaster relief.
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BECK
The musician is a lifelong practitioner of Scientology, stating in a 2005 interview that his father has been a member of the Church for over 30 years.
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JASON LEE
The "My Name is Earl" star's wife cited his devotion to Scientology as a cause of their divorce in 2001.
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ELISABETH MOSS
The "Mad Men" actress has defended the Church in interviews, saying people are "misinformed" on many of its stances.
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NANCY CARTWRIGHT
The voice of Bart Simpson caught flack when she used the voice in an advertisement for a Scientology conference in 2009.
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GRETA VAN SUSTEREN
The Fox News commentator married into the Church after meeting her husband, John Coale.
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DANNY MASTERSON
The former "That '70s Show" star and Scientologist took issue with the HBO documentary "Going Clear," saying, "I wonder if Sundance would allow a documentary of, like, eight people who hate Judaism?"
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ERIKA CHRISTENSEN
The "Parenthood" star grew up in the Church and stated in an interview that they do not in fact "worship rabbits."
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JENNA ELFMAN
The actress has actively supported Scientology-related charities, including the Citizens Commission on Human Rights: Psychiatry, Industry of Death."
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KIRSTIE ALLEY
The actress credits the Church with helping her turn her life around. She also called former member Leah Remini a "bigot" for blasting Scientology.
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JULIETTE LEWIS
The actress defended fellow Scientologist Tom Cruise after his fiery interview with Matt Lauer regarding Scientology's stance on psychiatry.
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GIOVANNI RIBISI
The "Avatar" actor grew up in the Church, attending a Scientology school as a child.
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